Alabama Department of Industrial Relations announced today that Alabama’s unemployment rate for December 2009 rose to 11.%.

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This is rather a dire  increase   from November’s rate of 10.5%. December’s rate represents 225,596 unemployed persons. Wage and salary employment declined by 9,300 with losses occurring within the following sectors: expert and

company providers, leisure and hospitality, construction, educational and wellness providers, government, monetary activities, and manufacturing. Gains occurred within the following ectors: trade, transportation and utilities, other providers, organic resources and mining, and info.

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